36th CONS NCO awarded Bronze Star

For his significant contributions helping rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and his lifesaving efforts in Baghdad, a 36th Contracting Squadron sergeant was presented the Bronze Star Medal in a ceremony Nov. 26 at the base theater here. Tech. Sgt. Michael Allen returned in July from a six-month

Team Andersen to transfer installation management functions to the Navy

As a result of Base Realignment and Closure Commission legislation in 2005, the Air Force will relocate 'installation management functions [at Andersen] to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas.' Following almost four years of planning, this January will see the unveiling of Joint Region Marianas

PACAF C17 team hosts Royalty

PACAF Airmen train for contingency operations during Silver Flag

Airmen from all over PACAF trained to establish and sustain a forward operating base during Silver Flag 09-09 here Nov. 16 - 22. "The Airmen are tasked with many different scenarios that require them to utilize the training they have received during the week based on their own Air Force Specialty

Kadena volunteers spread holiday cheer to single servicemembers

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Bringing a taste of home to almost 2,000 single servicemembers, 500 volunteers from various organizations here recently baked more than 24,000 cookies for Operation Hometown Kadena Cookie Drop. This is the second year a cookie drive has been organized for single E-4's and

Eielson Airmen build ice bridge to bombing range

The temperature was ten below zero and the weather was calm the morning of Nov. 24: perfect conditions to build a bridge of ice from Fairbanks to the Blair Lakes bombing range in the Pacific Alaska Range Complex. A unique feat that will allow maintenance that can't be done without the bridge because

PACAF key to stability in diverse theater, general says

The Pacific theater is large, diverse and complicated, but the Airmen of Pacific Air Forces are up to the challenge, according to a senior PACAF leader speaking in Los Angeles Nov. 20. Lt. Gen. Chip Utterback, 13th Air Force commander, kicked off the Air Force Association Global Warfare Symposium

Air Force band Sonora fosters relationships in Kyrgyzstan

The Air Forces Central band "Sonora" played to all audience spectrums as they performed 11 concerts in their eight-day visit here, Nov. 12-20. The 10-person band's visit to Manas included multiple performances at a wide variety of venues in the local Kyrgyz communities. The band is known as Sonora

Seventh Air Force welcomes new commander

Seventh Air Force personnel welcomed their 31st commander during a change-of-command ceremony here Nov. 24, when Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Remington assumed command from Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood. The ceremony was presided over by Gen. Walter Sharp, U.S. Forces Korea commander, and Gen. Carrol H. (Howie)

Deployed Airmen support bilateral exercise

Airmen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here recently participated in the AnnualEx 20G, a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces that took place from Nov. 13 to 19 over the Pacific Ocean. The exercise, conducted yearly, is designed for two primary